Legal Research

Slaw Wins Blawggie ? Again

By Simon Fodden

I’m more than proud to be able to say that Dennis Kennedy, that powerhouse of American law blogging, has awarded the 2009 Blawggie for Best Overall Law-Related Blog to Slaw. This is the second year in a row we’ve been favoured with the award — and we’re chuffed, to say the least.

Kennedy sets out the criteria by which he measures the blawgs he reads on a regular basis: They should offer “(1) consistently useful content, (2) a generous and helpful approach, and (3) a combination of commitment and talent, with an emphasis on good writing.”

Of Slaw, he says:

SLAW is a repeat winner. It is a group blog written by a steadily growing list of the brightest minds in Canada on the subject of law practice management and other legal topics. Like last year, whenever I sat down and thought about what blawgs were candidates for this award, I always came back to SLAW. It can be very difficult to achieve continuity and continue to keep momentum and quality with a group blog (especially where contributors have their own individual blogs), but SLAW has continued to succeed. I like the steady stream of high-quality, useful posts on a variety of topics, often with practical advice you can use immediately. Simon Fodden is the SLAW administrator and there is a stated aim “to share knowledge, offer advice and instruction, and occasionally provoke.” Which they do.

We urge you to check out all of the winners:

1. Best Overall Law-Related Blog – SLAW

2. The Marty Schwimmer Best Practice-Specific Legal Blog ? Tie: Steve Nipper?s The Invent Blog and Patrick Lamb?s In Search of Perfect Client Service

3. Best Law Practice Management Blog ? Jim Calloway?s Law Practice Management Tips

4. Best Legal Blog Category – Non-US Blawgs

5. Best Legal Blog Digest – Stark County Law Library Weblog

6. Best Blawg About Legal Blawgging – Kevin O’Keefe’s Real Lawyers Have Blogs

7. Best Legal Podcast – Bob Ambrogi’s and Craig Williams’ Lawyer2Lawyer Podcast

8. The Sherry Fowler Best Writing on a Legal Blog Award ? Allison Shields? Legal Ease Blog

9. Best Law Professor Blog – Paul Caron’s The TaxProf Blog

10. Best New Law-related Blog ? Social Media Law Student

11. The DennisKennedy.Blog Best Legal Technology Blog ? Ron Friedmann?s Strategic Legal Technology

12. Most Important Trend in Law-related Blogging ? Tie: Group Blogs and Microblogging

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).